Monday, June 09, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

Warm Up

What is federalism?


 Objective
  • Students will be able to recall specific information from the beginning of the year in order to prepare for the final exam

Friday, June 06, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

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List three services you think the Red Cross may provide


 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)

Thursday, June 05, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

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List two ways to be exempted from jury duty

 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)

Wednesday, June 04, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

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List anything you know, or think you know about jury duty.

 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

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A boy who attended middle school decided to try out for football. He also planned on playing basketball and running track. Before anyone could participate in football they were given a sheet to take home. A parent and the student had to sign this sheet. It stated that both the student and the parent consented to the random drug tests the school gave. The boy and his parents did not believe in the drug tests and didn't want their son to be tested.  They soon scheduled a meeting with the principal of the school. The parents told the principal that they objected to the consent form and weren't going to sign it. The school did not have any reason to believe that the boy used drugs. The principal told the family that he could not participate in sports if the sheet was not signed.
Question: Can school officials require students to agree to drug testing to participate in school extra-curricular activities? Explain your answer.


 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

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Using a valid arrest warrant, police go to arrest a woman for running a drug ring out of her house. Believing that her boss, one of the biggest drug dealers in the country, may be hiding inside the house, they conduct a sweep of the house looking for anyone hiding in the house.  They discover him in the closet in an upstairs room.
Question: Was the police’s sweep/search of the house legal? Explain


 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)

Friday, May 23, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

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How do your rights in school differ from your rights outside of school?  Give an example

 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

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What is precedent?
(pg. 364)
 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)
  •      Analyze the historical expansion of the powers of the federal government by examining the United States Supreme Court case  New Jersey v. TLO (1985) (1.2.1b)

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

Warm Up

What is precedent?
(pg. 364)
 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)
  •      Analyze the historical expansion of the powers of the federal government by examining the United States Supreme Court case  New Jersey v. TLO (1985) (1.2.1b)

Friday, May 16, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

Warm Up

Write a brief summary of Tinker vs. Des Moines
(pg. 766)
 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)
  •      Analyze the historical expansion of the powers of the federal government by examining the United States Supreme Court case  New Jersey v. TLO (1985) (1.2.1b)

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

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What is plea bargaining? (pg. 440)

 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)
  •      Analyze the historical expansion of the powers of the federal government by examining the United States Supreme Court case  Miranda vs. Arizona (1966) (1.2.1b)

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

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Describe what happened in Gitlow v. New York (1925). Why was this case important? (pg. 357)
 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)
  •      Analyze the historical expansion of the powers of the federal government by examining the United States Supreme Court case  Miranda vs. Arizona (1966) (1.2.1b)

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

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What is nationalization? What happens if a decision goes against them? (pg. 357)
 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)
  •      Analyze the historical expansion of the powers of the federal government by examining the United States Supreme Court case  Miranda vs. Arizona (1966) (1.2.1b)

Thursday, May 08, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

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List the 5 forces that shape the decisions of the Supreme Court (pg. 343)
 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)
  •      Analyze the historical expansion of the powers of the federal government by examining the United States Supreme Court case  Miranda vs. Arizona (1966) (1.2.1b)

Wednesday, May 07, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

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Political Cartoon
 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)
  •      Analyze the historical expansion of the powers of the federal government by examining the United States Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) (1.2.1b)

Tuesday, May 06, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

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Write a brief summary of what happened in Gideon v. Wainwright
 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)
  •      Analyze the historical expansion of the powers of the federal government by examining the United States Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) (1.2.1b)

Monday, May 05, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

Warm Up
In 2-3 sentences, explain why you may want to have an attorney represent you in court
 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)
  •      Analyze the historical expansion of the powers of the federal government by examining the United States Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) (1.2.1b)

Friday, May 02, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

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Define:   Majority Opinion
               Dissenting Opinion
                        (pg. 334)

 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)

Thursday, May 01, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

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Briefly summarize what happened in Brown v. Board of Education
 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)
  •      Analyze the historical expansion of the powers of the federal government by examining the United States Supreme Court case Brown v. Board (1954) (1.2.1b)

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

Warm Up
Define:Stare Decisis
            Precedent
(pg. 338)



 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)
  •      Analyze the historical expansion of the powers of the federal government by examining the United States Supreme Court case Brown v. Board (1954) (1.2.1b)

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

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Write a brief description of Plessy v. Ferguson?


 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)
  •      Analyze the historical expansion of the powers of the federal government by examining the United States Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) (1.2.1b)

Monday, April 28, 2014

Warm Up and Objective

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What is a writ of certiorari?
(pg. 332)

 Objective
  • Describe the powers, structure and organization of the Federal and Maryland court systems (1.1.2o)
  •      Analyze the historical expansion of the powers of the federal government by examining the United States Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) (1.2.1b)